The violence, destruction, and chaos we saw earlier was unacceptable, undemocratic, and un-American.
Kevin McCarthy
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Kevin Owen McCarthy is an American politician serving as the House Minority Leader since January 3, 2019. He has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives since January 4, 2007, representing California's 20th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, McCarthy has played a significant role in shaping party strategy and policy in Congress, particularly during times of Democratic leadership. He has been involved in various legislative efforts and has been a vocal advocate for conservative principles.
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March 31, 2026
Anytime you listen to a Freedom Caucus strategy, one of two things happen: you end up in either a cul-de-sac or the minority.
— Kevin McCarthy
If there’s a moment in time you want to look to, and I looked back and I watched this again when Robert F. Kennedy is running, he’s in Indianapolis, and he just got the news that Martin Luther King was killed.
He said, we have to ask as a nation, who are we? And how do we want to move forward?
We have a governor who spends more time on this instead of trying to encourage Bed, Bath and Beyond to move back to California.
If anybody is listening today, I want to remind them when it comes to addressing America's debt crisis Republicans have done something, and put forward a solution.
We must face this head-on, and all we're asking is that the Democrats stop all the political theatrics long enough to participate in good faith negotiations.
The longer the President spends dragging his feet, and putting off negotiations, the closer President Biden brings us to the first ever federal default in U.S. history.





